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BSc Forensic Science Physical Science V Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026

This degree runs on the Choice Based Credit System throughout, items 6.10, 6.11 and 6.12 of the Academic Council of 17 May 2022, brought in one year at a time from 2022-23. The University has published no NEP 2020 syllabus for it. The University examines only the third year of this degree centrally, under exam forms 1S00815 and 1S00816; the colleges examine the first four semesters.

Physical Science V Syllabus.pdf
Semester 5 · TY BSc Forensic Science · 2 credits · 100 marks

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Syllabus for Physical Science V

Semester 5 · TY BSc Forensic Science · 2 credits · 100 marks

Module I: Experimental Techniques :

  • Magnetic Measurements: Magnetic susceptibility and it’s measurement by Quinck’s and Gouy’s method, Hall Effect and related measurements.
  • Electrical Measurements: Resistivity measurement of thin samples by Four probe method, bulk samples by Van-der Pauw method, Resistivity measurement of electrical wires and cables and forensic examination for their source identification, Forensic examination of tampered electric energy meters and various tampering mechanisms adopted by criminals.
  • Radiation Detection and measurements: Working principle of Ionization chamber, Proportional counter, Geiger Muller counter, Scintillation counter, Solid State Transducer. Radiation dose and it’s unit, Exposure, absorbed and dose equivalent rate and calculation of exposure and dose, Dose rates from natural and man-made sources, Radiation permissible limits, Shielding of radioactive sources.

Module II: Road and Rail Accident Investigation:

  • Road Terminologies: Cut, Final Grade, Surface, Existing Grade, Fill, Sub grade, Base, Traffic lane, Travelled way, Shoulders, Roadbed, Roadway, Roadway ditch, Ditch slope, Back slope, Fill
  • slope, Interceptor ditch, Slope ratio, Central line, Crown, Super elevation, Road dividers. Road signs, symbols and traffic control mechanisms.
  • Road accidents: Primary causes of road accident, Types of road accident, sources of information, eye witnesses, Tire and other marks, Pedestrian impacts and vehicle speed, vehicle condition, vehicle speed and damage, types of skid marks, curved scuffmarks, speed estimation from skid/scuffmarks. Time and distance, reaction time and peripheral vision of a driver, Photography and plans, Brake system and Steering failure, Motor vehicle examination.
  • Rail Accidents: Investigation of Rail Crash: Criminal and Safety Investigation, Investigation Principles, Best Practices: Tests, Inspection of Driving Cab, Examination of Electrical/Electronic/Technological System and their Failure. Necessary Equipments Required for Forensic Examination.

Module III: Elementary Ballistics-

  • Fire Arms: Early Fire Arms, Hand Cannons, Matchlock, Wheel Lock, Snaphaunce, Flintlock, Percussion System, Cartridge System, Centre Fire System, Dreyse Needle, Smooth Bore Firearms, Rifling, Revolver, Pistols, Actions of Firearms, Shotgun, Sub Machine Gun, Machine Gun, Improvised Firearms.
  • Ammunitions: Propellants- Black Powder, Smokeless Powders, Primers- Berdan Primer, Boxer Primer, Primer Cap Types- Rim Fire, Centre Fire, Pin Fire. Caseless, Blank Ammunition, Tear Gas, Grenade Launcher, Dummy, Cartridge Cases - Rimless, Semi Rimmed, Rimmed, Belted. Bulletsand Its Types, Components of Shotgun Ammunition.
  • Internal Ballistics- Energy considerations, Propellants, Initiation,
  • Combustion of propellants, Density of loading, Atmospheric
  • temperature, Shape of the cartridge case. Heat problems, Barrel
  • pressure and its determination, Recoil, facts and measurement,
  • Vibration and jump, Barrel fouling.

Module IV: Tools & Tool Marks

  • Common Hand Tools: Levers (Screw Drivers, Crow Bars, Pry
  • Bars, Nail Pullers, Pinch Bars, Moulding Bar, Wrecking Bar),
  • Hand Saw (Rip Saw, Cross Cutting Saw, Bow Saw, Teeth Saw,
  • Compass Saw, Dip Cut, Coping Saw, Wall Board Saw, Bow
  • Saw, Hacksaw, Chisel Teeth Saw, Coarse Cut Carpenter Saw),
  • Striking Tools (Hammers, Hatches and Axes), Grasping Tools
  • (Wrenches, Vise Grips, Pliers), Cutting Tools (Metal Snips,
  • Wire Cutters, Bolt and Cable Cutters), Crimping Tools, Knives,
  • Scissors and Shears, Chisels and Punches, Drill Bits. Tool
  • Marks: Marks Made by Hand Tools (Impression / Compression
  • Marks, Dent, Saw Marks, Drill Marks and Holes, Punctures,
  • Point to Point Blade Cut Marks, Scratch and Scour Marks),
  • Collection, Documentation and Forensic Examination of Tool

Text books and Additional References

  • 1 Criminalistics- An Introduction to Forensic Science By Richard Saferstein.
  • 2 Advanced Practical Physics, Vol.II: Dr. S.P.Singh, Pragati Prakashan, Meerut.
  • 3 Practical Physics: Worsnoff and Flint.
  • 4 Measurement, Instrumentation and Experiment Design in Physics and Engineering By Michael Sayer and Abhaaiman Singh.
  • 5 Instrumental Analysis By Skoog, Holler and Crouch.
  • 6 Laboratory Procedural manual, Physics Section, DFSL, Mumbai.
  • 7 Laboratory Procedural Manual, Forensic Ballistics, DFS, New Delhi.
  • 8 Elements of Civil Engineering By Mimi Das Saikia.
  • 9 Encyclopedia of Forensic Science, Volume one: Jay A Siegel, Pekka J Saukko,Geoffery Knupfer. Academic Press.
  • 10 Forensic Medical Investigation of Motor Vehicle Incidence By Michel P. Burke.
  • 11 Forensic Engineering Fundamentals By Harold Franck.
  • 12 Fire arms in criminal investigation and trials By B R Sharma
  • 13 Handbook of Fire arm and ballistics By Brian J Heard.
  • 14 Fire Arms, Forensic Ballistics, Forensic Chemistry and Criminal Jurisprudence By S N Gaur et.

Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.Sc. (Forensic Science) under the Choice Based Credit System, in force from the academic year 2024-25. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.

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